I found a bag of Meyer lemons recently…and it was like striking gold in the middle of winter. Like finding a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. How they were in stock, I don’t know. I can’t even remember where I found them, but I do remember that I might have gasped and reached for that bag as quickly as humanly possible.
I’ve hoarded them. My son eats them plain, enjoying the sour tang of them. A zesty taste that’s right between a lemon and an orange, these little jewels are amazing to bake with.
I knew immediately that I was going to try them with gingerbread cookies. The chance to play around with Meyer Lemons comes so rarely that I wanted to try it out on a combo that is one of my favorites. Citrus and gingerbread are a match made in heaven.
While you may not have Meyer Lemons – as they show up on rare occasions and then disappear again for months – you can use orange or lemon for these cookies. The sugar will coat the zest and add the needed sweetness to the outside of the cookies.
Happy Christmas baking everyone!
Love,
Karlynn
Chewy Citrus Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup fancy molasses
- 2 tablespoons citrus juice orange lemon or Meyer Lemon
- 1 tablespoon citrus zest
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons citrus zest
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 °F.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg followed by the molasses and citrus juice & zest.
- Mix in dry ingredients until they are thoroughly incoporated.
- Combine the white sugar and zest and place in a bowl.
- Roll the dough into one inch balls and swirl around the in white sugar/zest mixture unti coated.
- Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet 2 inches apart and bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are crispy and set.
- Remove from the oven and cool on the sheets.
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Goldenwookie says
Made these cookies today. Wow! Guessed at the temperature (350) as the recipe doesn’t share that. But the aroma in the kitchen was fantastic, as were the finished product. Thank you for the recipe
KimberleyJohnson says
I`m in the middle of making these cookies and I`m just about to roll them in sugar/zest but the recipe doesn`t list the temperature for the oven? 350?
June Franche says
can’t wait to try them1
Jacque Tanner Levine says
Love chewy gingerbread cookies!
Pamela Marriott says
loks someone posted some instructions. they look good to me.